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  • Editor: Anthony J. Campillo
  • Vol. 30, Iss. 20 — Oct. 15, 2005
  • pp: 2799–2801

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In situ characterization of semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors in an operating Yb:KGW mode-locked laser

Gabriela Paunescu, Joachim Hein, Roland Sauerbrey, and Wolfgang Richter  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Letters, Vol. 30, Issue 20, pp. 2799-2801 (2005)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.30.002799


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Abstract

We report in situ characterization of a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) in an operating Yb:KGW mode-locked laser. The technique may be described as a pump-probe experiment in which the intracavity beam acts as a pump beam while the output of the same laser is used as a test beam for the SESAM reflectivity. At zero delay, the probe pulse overlaps in time with the subsequent intracavity pulse. The method is an alternative to standard pump-probe measurements in situations where the intracavity parameters such as energy fluence onto the SESAM, pulse length, and center wavelength cannot be achieved simultaneously with available lasers.

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OCIS Codes
(140.3580) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, solid-state
(140.4050) Lasers and laser optics : Mode-locked lasers
(140.7090) Lasers and laser optics : Ultrafast lasers

ToC Category:
Ultrafast Optics

Citation
Gabriela Paunescu, Joachim Hein, Roland Sauerbrey, and Wolfgang Richter, "In situ characterization of semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors in an operating Yb:KGW mode-locked laser," Opt. Lett. 30, 2799-2801 (2005)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-30-20-2799

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